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Page 53
She went to the head of the line and led them for an hour , then dropped back to
allow Gunnar , the amateur mountain - climber , to lead the way . She discussed
directions with him . The wind was getting worse . Paradise began to show bare ...
She went to the head of the line and led them for an hour , then dropped back to
allow Gunnar , the amateur mountain - climber , to lead the way . She discussed
directions with him . The wind was getting worse . Paradise began to show bare ...
Page 59
... kill it , why don ' t you kill it ! ” The beast was almost upon her . At the last
moment she knelt and sent a bolt between its eyes ; then she dropped down
automatically and swiftly , rolling to one side , dropping the 59 PICNIC ON
PARADISE.
... kill it , why don ' t you kill it ! ” The beast was almost upon her . At the last
moment she knelt and sent a bolt between its eyes ; then she dropped down
automatically and swiftly , rolling to one side , dropping the 59 PICNIC ON
PARADISE.
Page 136
She looked at his frightened face and said contemptuously “ Oh , you ! you can ' t
hear , ” and dropped her pack into the snow ; then when somebody put it on her
back she dropped it again ; only the third time she lost interest . They put it on ...
She looked at his frightened face and said contemptuously “ Oh , you ! you can ' t
hear , ” and dropped her pack into the snow ; then when somebody put it on her
back she dropped it again ; only the third time she lost interest . They put it on ...
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User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
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User Review - TheDivineOomba - LibraryThingI picked it up because of the author. I recognized the name, but haven't read anything by her. Unfortunately, this is probably not the book to start with. I didn't like any of the characters - the ... Read full review
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| Title | Picnic on Paradise Volume 662012 of Ace books Ace science fiction special Macdonald science fiction |
| Author | Joanna Russ |
| Illustrated by | Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon |
| Publisher | Ace Books, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0020080727, 9780020080725 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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